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ReviewDermatology and therapy2021

Interleukin-17 and Interleukin-23: A Narrative Review of Mechanisms of Action in Psoriasis and Associated Comorbidities.

Alan Menter, Gerald G Krueger, So Yeon Paek, Dario Kivelevitch, Iannis E Adamopoulos, Richard G Langley

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Review in Dermatology and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
68citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Durability of response to icotrokinra for high-impact site psoriasis: 1-year ICONIC-TOTAL findings.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026
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8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Alan MenterBaylor Scott & White, Dallas, TX, USA. amderm@gmail.com.
Gerald G KruegerUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
So Yeon PaekBaylor Scott & White, Dallas, TX, USA.
Dario KivelevitchBaylor Scott & White, Dallas, TX, USA.
Iannis E AdamopoulosDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Richard G LangleyDalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Baylor Scott & White Health · USDalhousie University · CAUniversity of California, Davis · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psoriasis is an immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease associated with numerous inflammatory comorbidities, including increased cardiovascular risk. The interleukin (IL)-23/IL-17 axis plays a central role in the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis and related comorbidities by acting to stimulate keratinocyte hyperproliferation and feed-forwarding circuits of perpetual T cell-mediated inflammation. IL-17 plays an important role in the downstream portion of the psoriatic inflammatory cascade. This review discusses the distinct mechanisms of action of IL-17 and IL-23 in the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis and related comorbidities plus the significant therapeutic benefits of selectively inhibiting these cytokines in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Indexed as

ComorbiditiesCytokinesInflammationInterleukin-17Interleukin-23Psoriasis

Identifiers

PMID33512665
PMCPMC8019008
OpenAlexW3123676674

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